towardstouringthan
sports,Triumphensuredit
lostnoneoftheST’scharm.
Whilethe 10 50cctriple
hasbeenretunedforbetter
low-endgruntanda taller
topgearaddedfor
motorwaycruising,it still
retainsallthecharacter
andspiritthatmakesit
sucha wonderfulmotorto
useontheroad.As wellas
bagsofdrive,thetripleis
beautifullysmoothandhas
a lovelyexhaustnoteandmorepadded)andlower
pegs.Pillionsgeta large
grabrail,whichdoublesup
asa mountforthetopbox
andthereisaneasily-
accessiblepreloadadjuster
to allow you to quickly
compensate for any extra
weight you may carry.
A bike that initially failed
to hit the mark with buyers,
the GT has matured into an
excellent used buy with a
high level of touring ability
and a low price tag.Whyyoudon’t
InextendingtheGT’sswingarmtomakeit morestable
atspeed whenloaded,Triumphdulleditshandling,
makingtheGT feel a littleponderoustoturnincomparisonto
thesportyST. In additiontherevisedsuspensionsettingson
therearare softer thanthoseontheST,causingit towallow
andfeelunsettled whenpushedbutit canbeadjusted.The
lookismuted and thegearbox,asonsomany 1050 models,is
agriculturaland can resultinlotsofpillion/riderheadbanging.Best tweakfortouring
The GT comeswithhardpanniersbuta massive
55-litre topboxwasanofficialaccessoryandisworth
having, as it can swallowtwofull-facelids.Ideallybuya used
bike with it fitted but ifnotensureanybikeyoubuycomeswith
the spare lock barrel soyoucanusetheignitionkeytoopenit.BRAKES
ABSisstandardfitmenton
theGT, watchoutforworn
orscoreddiscsCHASSIS
Astrongersteelsubframe
gives the GTmore luggage
carryingcapacitySports TouringBIASBAR
TriumphSprint GT(2010-2016)
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The overlooked
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